Day: September 5, 2019

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As we have discussed, performance management systems are important in organizations. However, there are many performance management systems that organizations can use. 

 

 

 

For the purpose of this week’s Critical Thinking assignment, please do the following:

 

1. Explain the importance of performance management systems and what organizations must consider when selecting the best performance management system.
2. Select three performance management systems and explain the following:
   • The benefits of each system
   • The drawbacks of each system
3. Then, explain what type of organizations would benefit from each of the performance management systems identified. For example, provide details about why performance management system X be best in Organization X.

 

Write a 5 page paper, or about 2300 words, not including the title and reference pages, which are required.

 

 

 

• You cannot use Wikipedia. For this assignment, a credible source is defined as:
  • A scholarly or peer-reviewed journal article.
  • A government-based website or publication.
  • A trade or industry journal article, publication, or website, including those from trade organizations such as SHRM.org and TD.org.

You must respond to 3 students post and each post shall be at least one paragraph long (five sentences) supported by literature where appropriate.  You are responding to the students paper I will send to you separately. The papers are consisted of these five questions:

 

 

 

(1) What are the Key standards for ethics and independence in audits? 

 

 

 

 

 

(2) Provide a brief summary of each of the key areas in audit reports? (See page 171 of Government Auditing Standards, Standard 7.08) 

 

 

 

 

 

(3) How can the Government Auditing Standards be helpful to law enforcement agencies even if they don’t claim to follow all the standards in the audits? 

 

 

 

 

 

(4) How can internal/external audits prevent problems, provide correction, and recognition of superior policies or work product?  

 

 

 

(5) For the final paper, what topic or area would you like to conduct an audit?  What will the challenges with the audit be and what type of important information would the audit provide? 

Describe in 500 words discuss the scope of a cloud computing audit for your business.

 

Use at least three sources. Include at least 3 quotes from your sources enclosed in quotation marks and cited in-line by reference to your reference list. Cite your sources. Do not copy. Write in essay format not in bulleted, numbered or other list format. 

Post by Day 3 an explanation of one implication of job analysis in personnel selection from a human resources perspective. Then, explain one implication of job analysis in personnel selection from a financial perspective. Finally, explain one implication of job analysis in personnel selection from a legal perspective. Be specific and use examples.

Implementation”  Please respond to the following:

 

• You are the manager of a payroll system. Your company is going to replace the legacy payroll system with a more robust, Web-based version. Suggest two approaches that would minimize downtime and interruption to the payroll process. Provide specific examples to support your response.
• Propose a process for evaluating the success of the new system and a procedure for implementing software fixes and enhancements. Provide specific examples to support your response.

 

“Operation”  Please respond to the following: 

 

 

 

e-activity:   

 

• Use the Internet to research changes in one industry (e.g., accounting, insurance, government, etc.) that could affect the way a company conducts its business. Be prepared to discuss.
• From the e-Activity, predict the effects that changes in one industry could have on modifying and updating a system of the business. Include any trickle-down effects that the changes would have on the business as well. Provide specific examples to support your response.
• From a managerial perspective, assess the greatest systems operational challenge. Then, recommend what management can do to overcome the challenge that you identified. Support your response with specific examples or evidence.

Please watch and thoughtfully discuss one of the Susan Crosson videos from the following playlist. Your discussion should list what video you watched, include what specific concepts you learned from this video and should be at least two paragraphs long. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEA31C7200FAB0ABB

 

 

 

chapter11

 

Topic A- Susan Crosson

 

Please watch and thoughtfully discuss one or more (if you pick a short one) of Susan Crosson’s videos from the following playlist. Your discussion should list what video you watched, include what specific concepts you learned from this video and should be at least two paragraphs long.

 

Standard costing: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCB36E5D397E5AAF0

 

 

 

chapter 12

 

Topic C- Time Value of Money Videos

 

Select one of the following videos about the Time Value of Moneys and write a substantive post (2-3 paragraphs) Summarize the article and comment on what you learned (or didn’t learn) beyond the textbook. Let other students know whether this resource was helpful or not.

 

Time Value of Money-Net Present Value https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sXYobpdsUA

 

Present Value and Future Value Example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oCPsXb74FQ